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    Can someone confirm if this is scaly leg mites?

    Hi everyone! Hope everyone is well. Over the past year I've noticed my dominique hen named Sugar slowing down. She's about six years old. She is having a harder time keeping up with the flock and scratching for bugs. I thought she was just getting arthritis but now I'm convinced that most of her...
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    Depluming mites! Please help! Confused with what treatment to use.

    Hello everyone! I noticed that the feathers on my birds have become raggedy at the ends with some horizontal lines on the wing and tail feathers. I'm thinking they have a case of depluming mites. I plan on cleaning out the coop and spraying everything down with permethrin. My bantam cochin's...
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    Please Help Treat my little D'uccle! Puncture wound from Hawk!

    Hi everyone! My sweet little D'uccle named LeeLoo was attacked by a red-tailed hawk while i was putting up an extension cord to add a heat to keep the chickens water from freezing. The hawk was no more than five feet away from me when it attacked! I ran the hawk off and was able to save her! I...
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    Please Help! Tylan 50 dosage for 8 week old chick?

    Hi everyone! I have an sweet little bantam easter egger named Darling that may be showing signs of a respiratory illness. She keeps one of her eyes closed. It doesn't look irritated, red or swollen but she does keep it closed most of the time. I've noticed a few days ago her pecking was off when...
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    Mottled Cochin Gender?

    Hi everyone! I bought four bantams. Pretty sure the two d'uccles and the easter egger are pullets. But I'm a little confused about the mottled cochin. It's about 6 weeks old. Any guesses on his/her gender? There has been some comb growth and it looks kinda reddish. It's more red when it's...
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    Trimming hens spurs?

    Hi everyone! I have a Dominique hen that's three years old and she is growing quite a set of spurs. Every year they seem to get longer. It's starting to affect the way she walks a little bit. She can still walk and run, but she uses more of the outside of her feet, probably to keep herself from...
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    Anyone want to share a baby chick order with My Pet Chicken in MA?

    Hi everyone! Hope all is well. I am looking for someone in western/central Massachusetts or bordering states who would like to share a baby chick order from My Pet Chicken in spring 2018. I have a a small coop/run and am looking to only add 3 bantam chickens to my existing flock of three. But...
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    Information On Rotating De-wormers

    This site is so informative about managing our backyard flocks. My hen Nutmeg was saved because of all the valuable information I learned about de-worming. So thank you all! The one important topic I don't see much discussion about is how to rotate your wormers. I'm a bit confused about it and...
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    Please help! ASAP, water diarrhea, closed eyes, my favorite chicken Nutmeg

    Hello everyone, love this site and learned so much from it but i have to make this post quick. I'm a first time chicken owner and my sweet head hen Nutmeg went sick suddenly. She has watery diarrhea and is tired all the time, closed eyes, hiding etc. I noticed it yesterday, but didn't know which...
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